Course Description

How can we create learning experiences that work for more people?

The University of Latvia invites bachelor’s and master’s students from all fields of study to join the course "Innovative Pedagogy for Addressing Diversity" at the FORTHEM Digital Academy!

Explore practical ways to respond to learner diversity and make learning more accessible. You will develop your own pedagogical solution while exchanging ideas with students in an international learning community.

Meet your professor:
Ieva Margeviča-Grinberga is a professor and leading researcher at the University of Latvia’s Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology. She brings together research on inclusive education and intercultural learning with extensive experience teaching learners with diverse needs. She has taught and collaborated with universities across Europe and Latin America.

What will you do?

Working individually, in pairs or in groups, you will:

• analyse innovative approaches to learner diversity;

• identify a specific challenge, formulate a problem statement;

• analyse your chosen target group;

• design a pedagogical solution that responds to chosen target groups’ needs;

• present your solution at the end of the course.

Information about the course:

Course Format: Fully online, combining live meetings with independent work

Lecture Schedule: The course begins with an online introduction to the requirements and assignments (19 October 2026 at 14:00 CET / 15:00 EET). At the final online meeting (17 December 2026 at 14:00 CET / 15:00 EET), students present their solutions. If you work in a pair or group, you will arrange regular communication with your teammates.

Course materials will be available in the FORTHEM Digital Academy.

Note: Only students who have pre-registered till the 11 October 2026 may participate in the course.